Doughnut-drainer.



G. H. TRBPANIER.

I DOUGHNUT DRAINBR. APPLIoATIoN FILED AUG.15,A190.

923,465. I Patented June 1, 1909.

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G. H. TREPANIER.

DOUGHNUT DRAINER. APPLIOATION FILED AUG Patented June 1,1909.

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GEORGE H. TREPANIER, OF IRON MOUNTAIN, lNlICI-IIGAN.

DOUGHNUT-DRAINER.

Application filed August 15,

To ali whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Giioneii H. Terminen, a citizen of the United States, residing atiron Mountain, in the county of Dickinson and State of sliohigan. have invented a new and useful Improvement in Doughnut- Drainers, of which the following is arspecitication.

The object of my invention is to provide an aliparatus for use more particularly by bakers in making doughnuts and analogous articles which are cooked iii lard, for draining off the lard from the newly cooked articles preparatory to coatingI them, as with it. is a usual practice iii making doughnuts to empty them, when newly cooked, from the grate on which they are supported while cooking in the. lard-pan, into a receiving-pan. whence they are picked out to be coated. and in that case the lard drainsyv from them into the bottom of the receivingpan and thus the dougluiuts become unduly greasy on their under sides; and it is also a usual practice to empty the newly cooked doughnuts from the lard-pan grate upon a receiving-grate formed of wood or fiat wiie, permitting the lard to drain upon the floor before the doughnuts are picked otl to be coated. thereby not only soiling the floor but causing loss of a considerable quantity of lard.

My improvement not only effects thorough draining` of the doughnuts, thus rendering them less greasy, but all the lard that is drained ott' may be saved for repeated use, thereby avoiding waste.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of my apparatus but omitting a removable-grate feature; Fig. 2 is a section on line 2, Fig. l, showing the removable-grate feature iii place; Fig. 3 shows the apparatus by a view iii side elevation with a doughnut-cooking pan and gas-stove for heating it represented b v dotted lines in cooperative relation to the apparatus, and `Fig. et is a perspective view of a bracketdetail supporting the perforate bottom of the draining hopper and forming a grateseat.

The frame ofthe apparatus is shown in Specification oi' Letters Patent.

its preferred form of a` light structure coinprising a. rectangular base-member a conl taining a pan L in one end and supported l in slightly elevated position upon feet c on l Patented June l, 1909.

1908. Serial No. 448,686.

the lower ends of legs Z secured to it near its corners and carrying at their upper ends the top-meinber A of the same general shape as the base-member but somewhat larger and bowed inwardly at one end, as shown at e (Fig. 2), for the purpose hereinafter explained. Between its ends the top-meniber is provided with a cross-bar fand a brace-bar g extends from the cross-bar to an end of the base-member a. A hopper B having a concave side z, seats in the top frame-member with that side againstand conforming to the concave end e which, with the adjacent portions of the sides of the top frame-member and the cross-bar support the hopper stably, leaving the remainder, oil about one-half the length of the top-member, as a support for a top O, which is loosely connected hingedly with the inner edge of the hopper to adapt it to be swung over the latter and form a cover for it, the t'ree outer edge of the cover conforming to the upper edge of the concave hopper-side z. A spout z' depends from the hopper to extend into a tank D, through its top, t-he tank being removably supported on the pan 7) and affording a receptacle for the lard drained into the hopper as hereinafter described. perforated bottom E, preferably of woven wire, and conforming to the cross-sectional shane of the interior of the hopper, is supported in the latter on a removable bracket F, that shown being composed. to render it a skeletonbiacket, of a continuous length of springy wire bent to form a support Z: for the bottom E, with arms Z extending from its opposite ends and inclining upwardly over the perforated bot-- y tom to confine it against being raised out of place; the arms Z having` backward extensions m formed by bending` the wire. and the members of each pair of the arms being connected by a cross-piece u, formed in the same way, with projections 0 at the junctions of the sections m and o to pass through openings 22 in proper position iii opposite walls of the hopper for confining the bracket in place. To remove the bracket and with itthe bottom E for cleaning it, a crosspiece a is sprung to withdraw the respective projections o out of the openings j) confining them7 thereby releasing the bracket and permitting it to be taken out of the hopper, into which it may be readily replaced by springing it back into position.

The concave end ot the trame adapts it to conform to the pan G commonly used tor holding the lard in which the doughnut forms are introduced for cooking them, upon a grate H removably fitting in the pan and t provided with handles r by which to manipulate it, the pan being supported on a suitable heater l or stove.

To use my apparatus, the hopper-cover C is turned to its table-top position wherein it atlords a convenientsupport for a sugar-pan K and a pan L for holding or storing the coated doughnuts. iVhen a grate tilled with cooked doughnuts is removed from the pan G, they are emptied into the hopper to drain from them the lard through the bottom E into the tank D, and while they are thus draining the emptied grate H is placed on the bracketarm extensions m, which form an open seat therefor in convenient position for it to be loaded with a fresh supply o1 doughnut forms to be cooked; and the loaded grate is introduced into the pan G to permit the cooking Ato proceed while the previously cooked batch is being` drained and coated. After draining the lard from a batch o't` the doughnuts, they are picked out of the hopper and introduce-d into the pan K for coating in a usual manner, and the' coated doughnuts are stored in the pan L.

W'hen the apparatus is out of use the top C it turned toits hopper-covering position to shield the hopper against the ingress of foreign matter; and as the tank D becomes filled, it is removed and emptied of the lard drained into it to permit repeated use thereof, and the tank is returned to place.

1fil'hat claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. ln a doughnut-drainer, the combination of a frame, a lard-draining hopper supported on the trame and provided with a co-ncave outer side, a bracket removably supported in the hopper, and a. pertorate bottom for the hopper supported on said bracket within the hopper and conforming to the cross-sectional shape thereof, Jfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a doiiglnnit--drainer, the combination of a. trame,a tank removably supported on the frame, a lard-draining hopper supported on said trame and terminating at its lower end in a. spout to discharge into said tank, a perforate bottom supported in the hopper between its ends, and an open grate-seat removably fastened in thev hopper to extend within the same above said bottom, for the purpose set forth.

8. In a doughmit-drainer, the combination otl a frame provided with a top-member, a lard-draining hopper supported in said member and containing a perforate bottom, an open grate-seat in the hopper above said bottom, and a convertible hopper-cover and table-top hingedly connected with the hoppei.,tor the purpose set forth.

ft. In a doughnut-drain r, the coml'iination otl a trame, a lard-draining hopper supported on the trame., a skeleton spring bracket removably secured in said hopper and forming therein a hopper-bottom conlining support and a grate-seat extending over said support, and a perforate bottom confined in the hopper on said bracket-support, 'tor the purpose set forth.

5. A doughnut-drainer comprising,in combination, a traine provided with a top-member having a concave end, a lard-draining hopper supported in said member and fitting against said ends, provided with a. discharge spout, a pau on the iframe-base, a tank on said pan into which said spout discharges, a bracket in the hopper forming an open grateseat, a pert'orate hopper bottom supported on the bracket below said seat, and a convertible hopper-cover and table-top hingedly connected with the hopper, for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE H. TREPANIER. ln presence of-- H. M. PELHAM, OLIVER Evans.

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